February 16, 2026
Hack or fanfic? The comments go nuclear
Kim Dotcom says Palantir allegedly hacked
Internet split: “fan fiction” vs “they’d totally do it,” demands for receipts
TLDR: Kim Dotcom claims Palantir was hacked by an AI agent and uncovered spy-level secrets, but commenters demand proof and mock it as fan fiction. A few say the hack sounds flimsy yet still suspect Palantir’s surveillance vibes, making this a high-drama, low-evidence debate over a very powerful company’s shadowy image.
Kim Dotcom lit a fuse by claiming data-mining giant Palantir was “hacked” by an AI agent that supposedly found everything from mass surveillance of world leaders to secret weapons work. The community’s reaction? Pure chaos—and peak internet. One camp is roasting the story as wildly unbelievable, with users calling it “fan fiction” and a “kitchen sink of conspiracies.” Another camp shrugs, saying, in essence, if any company would do this, it’s Palantir, a firm known for government contracts and spooky vibes.
The biggest fight is over the “AI agent” twist. Skeptics joked it sounds like “Mission: Impossible—but with ChatGPT,” with one commenter suggesting this was just prompt-engineering gone wrong and then hallucinated “evidence.” Others hammered the logic: if you hacked a top security firm and uncovered blackmail, nukes, and spy clouds, you post proof—not a Twitter thread. Receipts were demanded, and someone even dropped an archive link like a dramatic courtroom exhibit.
Things got darker as one commenter flagged gross antisemitism in replies elsewhere, warning the thread was veering into toxic territory. Meanwhile, a quieter middle said the hack story seems shaky, but the idea that Palantir does heavy surveillance? “Wouldn’t rule it out.” Verdict for now: high drama, low verification, and infinite memes.
Key Points
- •Kim Dotcom alleges Palantir was hacked using an AI agent to obtain super-user access.
- •He claims Peter Thiel and Alex Karp oversee mass surveillance and that Palantir holds transcriptions of conversations involving Donald Trump, JD Vance, and Elon Musk.
- •He alleges backdoors in leaders’ devices, vehicles, and aircraft, creating a large archive of blackmail material.
- •He asserts Palantir is working with the CIA to build nuclear and biological weapon capabilities for Ukraine, is involved in Gaza via AI targeting for Israel, and operates as an arm of the CIA.
- •He states the alleged data will be given to Russia and/or China, says he was a trusted partner to publish the claims, and provides no evidence in the text.